Shaft-tug.



PATBNTBD DBG. 5, 1905.

To @ZZ whom t may concern;

(UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec; 5, 1905.

Application filed February 14,1905. Serial No. 245,602.

Be it known that I, ADAM D. GOETZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charlestown, in the county of Jefferson, State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaft-Tugs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. j

This invention relates to a shaft-tug, and particularly to an improvement upon the construction disclosed in my prior patent,

' of the invention will be hereinafter set forth` No. 561,049, by which the use of strips joined at the heel of the buckle is obviated, and also the cutting away of the central-stripto admit the tongue of the buckle is prevented, and the weakening at this point of strain consequently obviated.

This invention has for an obj ect to form a tug from successive layers of material, each formed in a continuous piece and secured together with the buckle-tongue centrally disposed between contacting layers of said material. f

Other and further objects and advantages and the novel features thereof defined by the ap ended claims.

n the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a layer used in forming the tug Fig. 2, a similar view of a plurality thereof Fig. 3, a perspective showing the buckle and strapoop applied to the assembled layers; Fig. 4, a similar view of the completed tug; Fig. 5, a top plan of a modified application of the invention in which the layers are secured together'in series, Fig. 6, a vertical cross-section on' the line 6 6 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 a horizontal section through one of the i sections.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The layers A, forming the body of the tug, may be of any suitable material, preferably leather, and of any desired size and configuration. Each is formed from a single piece of material'and is continuous about the central opening A therein. Theselayers are secured together in alinement with each other to form the desired thickness of the tug, as shown in Fig. 2, and when so assembled a suitable opening A2 is formed for the introduction of the bolt B, forming the pivot for the tongue B of the buckle, this tongue being disposed between two contacting layers of the tug, as shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 6,

thus obviating the necessity of cutting any of the layers and weakening the tug at the point of greatest strain. At the opposite side of the tug a similar opening A3 is rovided to receive the bolt C of the strapoop C/which is applied at that point after the completion of the tug. The frame B2 of the buckle is applied in the usual manner to embrace the outer faces of the tug and secured in position by heading the bolt B as usual. In the completed article, as shown ,in Fig. 4, a strapuard C2 is also applied adjacent to the buc le and secured by cross-bolts. C3, passing through the assembled layers of the tug. In this completed form the layers are finished. upon their exposed ,edges and afterwardjpressed and dried so as to stiffen and set the form of the tug. 4

The layers comprising the tug may be secured together in any, desired mannerfor instance, by stitching, as shown at D in Fig. 5, or riveting, as shown at D in Fig. 6, or

staples, as indicated at D2 in Fig. 7 but when the assembled layers are of much thick- -ness the plies thereof are inclined to work upon each other and cut the stitches, so as to permitaseparationofthe arts. Thisis overcome by assembling the ayers in a plurality of sections-for instance, as shown in Fig. 5, where two of these sections are disposed one at each side of the tongue and held together by any desired means -for instance, the bolt of the buckle and other attachments to the tug. In stitching or otherwise securingftogether the layers forming either these sections or the completetug it is desirable to conceal 'the stitches upon the face, both for producing a more' finished appearance and or protecting the same vfrom wear, and fonc 5 that purpose a channel or welt A4 may be provi ed upon one face, as shown in Fig. 7, and the securing meansdisposed therein, so that when this welt is secured in position a finished surface is presented. When two sections of layers are used, as in Fig, 5, the unchanneled surfaces are placed in contact with each other and the securing means thus concealed and protected. The layers when assembled about the tongue of the buckle are placed under pressure and the buckle-tongue embedded therein, so that each of the layers vremains a continuous piece, thus securing the greatest strength ,at the'point of strain and avoiding the joining at ythis point, which greatly weakened the construction of tug.

It will also be obvious that the use of sec- IOO IIO

tions of the layers secured together prevents the cutting of stitches when a number of plies are superposed upon each other, While the layers used may be cut from scrapleather of various sizes and after being built to the desired thickness finished to present a uniform appearance.

It Will be obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and conguration Without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ish

l. In a shaft-tug, a plurality of sections each separately formed of layers of material secured together with continuous contacting faces, and a buckle-tongue disposed between Y the continuous contacting faces of said sec- 

